عسب

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root عسب primarily relates to the mating of animals, specifically a stallion's act of covering a mare. It extends to concepts of offspring, lineage, and the payment or reward for such services. Figuratively, it can refer to the essence or core of something, and derived terms describe physical attributes like the tailbone, parts of a palm frond, or even geographical features and leadership roles.

Derived headwords

العَسْبnoun

1.
stallion's matingclassical
The act of a stallion covering a mare, referring to its sexual intercourse.
2.
offspring, lineageclassical
The progeny or offspring of an animal, or by extension, its lineage and continuation.
3.
payment for matingclassical
The fee or reward given for the service of a stud animal.
4.
essence, coreclassical
Figuratively, the essence or core of something, metaphorically derived from the idea of the stallion's vital fluid.

عَسَبَverb

1.
to cover (a mare)classical
The verb form indicating the act of a stallion covering a mare.
2.
to charge for stud serviceclassical
To exact a fee or payment for allowing a stallion to cover a mare.

العَسِيبnoun

1.
tailboneclassical
The bone at the end of the tail, or the part where the tail's hair grows.
2.
palm frond (stripped)classical
A straight, thin palm frond from which the leaflets have been removed.
3.
part of a palm frondclassical
The part of a palm branch that has not yet grown leaflets.
4.
top of the footclassical
The upper surface of the foot.
5.
feather shaftclassical
The shaft of a feather, referring to its prominent structure.
6.
fissure in a mountainclassical
A crack or fissure found in a mountain.

العُسَيْبَةnoun

1.
tailboneclassical
A diminutive form of 'عسيب', referring to the tailbone.

أعْسِبَةnoun

1.
palm frondsclassical
Plural of 'عسيب', referring to stripped palm fronds.

عُسُبnoun

1.
palm frondsclassical
Plural of 'عسيب', referring to stripped palm fronds.

عُسُوبnoun

1.
palm frondsclassical
Plural of 'عسيب', referring to stripped palm fronds.

عَسِيبَانnoun

1.
palm frondsclassical
Plural of 'عسيب', referring to stripped palm fronds.

عَسَبَانnoun

1.
palm frondsclassical
Plural of 'عسيب', referring to stripped palm fronds.

العَسَبَةnoun

1.
fissure in a mountainclassical
A crack or fissure found in a mountain.

عُسَيْبname

1.
mountain nameclassical
A known mountain located in the Najd region.

اليَعْسُوبnoun

1.
leader of bees
The male bee, the king or leader of the beehive.
2.
great leader, chief
A prominent leader, chief, or prominent figure, metaphorically derived from the bee king.
3.
goldclassical
Gold, used metaphorically as a valuable commodity that commands respect and order.
4.
type of partridgeclassical
A species of partridge.
5.
small birdclassical
A small bird, possibly a type of moth or a bird larger than a locust.
6.
horse markingclassical
A long white marking on a horse's face, extending from the forehead towards the muzzle.
7.
line of white on a horseclassical
A line of white on a horse's face that extends down to its muzzle.

العَسُوبnoun

1.
leader of beesclassical
The male bee, the king or leader of the beehive.
2.
great leader, chiefclassical
A prominent leader, chief, or prominent figure, metaphorically derived from the bee king.

استَعْسَبَverb

1.
to hateclassical
To dislike or detest something.
2.
to borrowclassical
To request and receive something on loan.
3.
to run and fleeclassical
To run away quickly, to flee.
4.
to become arousedclassical
To become sexually excited or aroused, particularly used for a mare.

أعْسَبَverb

1.
to lendclassical
To grant the use of something on loan.
2.
to run and fleeclassical
To run away quickly, to flee.

رأس عَسَبnoun

1.
long time without groomingclassical
A state of not having groomed one's hair for a long time, implying neglect.

عَسَّابnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A location near Mecca.

يعسبverb

1.
to chase dogsclassical
The act of a dog chasing other dogs, especially during mating season.

مُسْتَعْسِبadjective

1.
aroused dogclassical
A dog that is sexually aroused or in heat.

أبو عُسَيْبname

1.
companion nameclassical
A name of a companion (Sahabi).

يعسوب الدينnoun

1.
leader of religionclassical
A prominent leader or figure in religious matters.

Parallel reading

العسب: ضراب الفحل وطرقه.

Al-'asb: the covering of the mare by the stallion and its approach.

ويقال: إنه لشديد العسب، وقد يستعار للناس.

And it is said: 'He is strong in 'asb', and it may be used metaphorically for people.'

ولولا عسبه لرددتموه

And if not for his 'asb' (mating/offspring), you would have returned him.

العسب: ماؤه أي الفحل، فرسا كان أو بعيرا، ولا يتصرف منه فعل، أو نسله.

'Al-'asb: its fluid, meaning the stallion, whether a horse or a camel, and no verb is derived from it, or its offspring.

يقال قطع الله عسبه أي ماءه ونسله

It is said: 'May God cut off his 'asb', meaning his fluid and his offspring.'

فقال العسب: الولد، قال بعضهم: مجازا.

And 'al-'asb' was said to mean: 'the child', some said: metaphorically.

يغادرن عسب الوالقي وناصح تخص به أم الطريق عيالها

They leave behind the offspring of Al-Waliqi and Nasih, which Umm Al-Tariq dedicates to her young.

العسب: إعطاء الكراء على الضراب

'Al-'asb: giving the fee for covering.

وهو منهي عنه في الحديث.

And it is forbidden in the hadith.

نهى عن كراء عسب الفحل

He forbade the fee for the stallion's covering.

كنت تياسا، فقال لي البراء بن عازب: لا يحل لك عسب الفحل

I was a camel herder, and Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said to me: 'It is not permissible for you to take the fee for the stallion's covering.'

معنى العسب في الحديث الكراء والأصل فيه الضراب.

The meaning of 'al-'asb' in the hadith is the fee, and its origin is the act of covering.

والعسيب: عظم الذنب، كالعسيبة.

And 'al-'usayb': the bone of the tail, like 'al-'usaybah'.

أو منبت الشعر منه أي من الذنب

Or the place where the hair grows from it, meaning from the tail.

والعسيب: جريدة من النخل مستقيمة دقيقة يكشط خوصها

And 'al-'usayb': a straight, thin palm frond from which its leaflets have been scraped.

وقل لها مني على بعد دارها قنا النخل أو يهدى إليك عسيب

And say to her from me, despite the distance of her home, palm spears or a stripped frond may be sent to you.

والعسيب: فويق الكرب الذي لم ينبت عليه الخوص من السعف

And 'al-'usayb': above the base of the branch where the leaflets have not yet grown from the palm frond.

أنه خرج وبيده عسيب

That he went out, and in his hand was a stripped palm frond.

وبيده عسيب نخلة

And in his hand was a small palm frond.

فجعلت أتتبع القرآن من العسب واللخاف

And I began to trace the Quran from the stripped palm fronds and the flat stones.

قبض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم والقرآن في العسب والقضم

The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, passed away, and the Quran was in the stripped palm fronds and the pieces of parchment.

والعسيب: شق في الجبل، كالعسبة.

And 'al-'usayb': a fissure in the mountain, like 'al-'asbah'.

فهراق من طرف العسيب إلى متقبل لنواطف صفر

So he poured from the edge of the fissure to a recipient for yellow honeycombs.

عسيب: جبل بعالية نجد معروف.

'Usayb: a known mountain in the upper region of Najd.

وإني مقيم ما أقام عسيب

And I shall remain as long as 'Usayb remains.

واليعسوب: أمير النحل وذكرها

And 'al-ya'sub': the prince of bees and its male.

واستعمل بعد ذلك في الرئيس الكبير والسيد والمقدم

And it was later used for a great leader, a master, and a chief.

أنا يعسوب المؤمنين، والمال يعسوب الكفار

I am the 'ya'sub' of the believers, and wealth is the 'ya'sub' of the disbelievers.

إذا كان ذلك، ضرب يعسوب الدين بذنبه فيجتمعون إليه كما يجتمع قزع الخريف

When that happens, the leader of religion will strike with his tail, and they will gather to him as the autumn clouds gather.

وضربه بذنبه: أن يغرزه في الأرض إذا باض كما تسرأ الجراد

And striking with its tail: is to plant it in the ground when it lays eggs, like locusts do.

واليعسوب: ضرب من الحجلان بالكسر جمع حجل، للطائر المعروف.

And 'al-ya'sub': a type of partridge, the plural of 'hajl', for the known bird.

وطائر أصغر من الجرادة

And a bird smaller than a locust.

لولا ظمأ الهواجر ما باليت أن أكون يعسوبا

If not for the thirst of the midday heat, I would not mind being a 'ya'sub'.

هو هنا فراشة مخضرة تطير في الربيع

It here means a greenish moth that flies in the spring.

واليعسوب: غرة في وجه الفرس مستطيلة تنقطع قبل أن تساوي أعلى المنخرين

And 'al-ya'sub': a long white marking on a horse's face that ends before reaching the top of the nostrils.

خط من بياض الغرة ينحدر حتى يمس خطم الدابة ثم ينقطع.

A line of white from the blaze that descends until it touches the horse's muzzle, then stops.

يعسوب: فرس للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وأخرى للزبير بن العوام رضي الله عنه، وأخرى لآخر

'Ya'sub': a horse of the Prophet, peace be upon him, another of Al-Zubayr ibn Al-'Awwam, may God be pleased with him, and another of someone else.

يعسوب: جبل

'Ya'sub': a mountain.

حتى إذا كنا فويق يعسوب

Until we were above 'Ya'sub'.

واستعسب منه: كرهه

And 'ista'asaba' from it: he disliked it.

وأعسبه حمله: أعاره إياه، عن اللحياني.

And 'a'asabahu hamlahu': he lent him his load, according to Al-Lihyani.

واستعسبه إياه: استعاره منه.

And 'ista'asabahu iyyahu': he borrowed it from him.

وأعسب الذئب: عدا وفر

And 'a'asaba the wolf': it ran and fled.

واستعسبت الفرس إذا استودقت.

And 'ista'asabat the mare' when she became aroused.

وذلك إذا ما هاج واغتلم وكلب مستعسب بالكسر.

And that is when it becomes agitated and excited, and a dog 'musta'asib' (aroused).

ورأس عسب، ككتف: بعيد العهد بالترجيل

And 'ra's 'asb', like 'katif': far removed from grooming.

عساب ككتاب: ع قرب مكة حرسها الله تعالى.

'Assab', like 'kitab': a place near Mecca, may God protect it.

والكلب يعسب أي يطرد الكلاب للسفاد.

And the dog 'ya'sub', meaning it chases dogs for mating.